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Historical Event on 5/17/1887

Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
3/28/1991Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
8/28/1997Jain Commission, chaired by Justice M.C. Jain, submits interim report on Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
8/26/1914Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
7/31/1993K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96).
4/30/1843Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.
2/28/1884Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.